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Application led. March 25, 1927. Serial No. 178,200.

This invention relates to improvements in tie presses, and has forone of its principal objects the provision of a device which is readily available and quickly operated, and which will enable the user thereof to satisfactorily press and keep in desirable condition ties or cravats with a minimum expenditure of time and labor. f

Oneof the important objects of this invention is to provide, in a tie press, means for satisfactorily pressing or smoothing out a tie, while at the same time guarding against any possibility of the ller member or body of the tie showing its shape through the silken or other outer covering, which ordinarily happens in the tie presses heretofore used.

Still another and further important object of this invention is to provide, in a tie press or the like, a device composed of a minimum of parts and of a simple construction, whereby the same will be easy of manufacture and capable of being sold at a low price, enabling the user to keep and operate several, whereby the number of ties can be kept in first-class condition at all times. f

Other and further important objects of the invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the accompanying drawings and following specification.

The invention, in a preferred form, is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved tie press of this invention, showing the same in open position.

Figure 2 is a detail view of one of the elements of the tie press.

Figure 3 is a sectional View illustrating the hinge construction of the element shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a top plan view of the tie press, showing the same in closed lposition and with a tie therein.

Figure 5 is an end View of the tie press, illustrating its operation as applied to a tie, the tie being shown in section.

As shown in the drawings:

The reference numeral 10 indicates generally the base or bottom plate of the improved tie press of this invention, the. same being preferably composed of a piece of spring steel or the like, having the edges 12 turned` downwardly and rounded as best shown in Figures l and 5, to provide smooth`edges,and also to allow for the application of hinge pins and the like.

Mounted upon the base'member 10 is a strip offelt or other similar material 14,'the. Same being either gluedk or otherwise attached to the base, or merely laid thereon in a removable manner, if desired.

Hingedlyattached to the rear edge of the base 10 by means of hinge plates 16 is a cover member 18, which is preferably composed of hard rubber, bakelite, or similar material,

similarv material 20, -rwhich `is preferably hinged at its rear edge by means of a series of hinges 22 to the base plate 10. This member 20 1s made separately movable from the cover plate 18 so as to allow of the proper positioning and smoothing of a tie in the tie press before the cover 18 is clamped down.

VAsbest shown in Figures 1 and 4, clamping members 24 in the form of resilient metal loops or the like are hingedly mounted at the rear of the base 10 in the downwardly turned edge 12 and extend across the cover member 18, having locking members 26 in the form of similar but smaller wire loops co-operating therewith, said wire loops 26 being hingedly mounted in the forward rolled edge of the plate 10. It will be noted that the members 24 are curved slightly upwardly so as to allow of the application of considerable pressure upon the cover member 18 when the device is locked in position on a tie.

Adapted to co-operate with the tie press, and forming one of the essential features thereof, is a tie holding member formed of two portions 30 and 32, hinged together at or adjacent their middle by means of ahinge element 34, as best shown in Figures 2 and 3. The member 30-82is wedge-shaped, the portion 30 being broader to accommodate the broad outer portion of an ordinary tie, and the device 30-32 is adapted to be slipped into atie 36, as best shownin Figure 5,

and which also is preferably slightly resilient.

special reference being had to the positioning a tie, approximately one-half of the tie is brought rearwardlyand under the member 30-32, and either placed into the tie press for pressing, or left outside thereof if pressing of that portion is not necessary.

The member 30-32 is then laid into the press on top of the felt 14 and all wrinkles carefully smoothed out, when the felt member is placed on the top thereof. In this operation the wrinkles are smoothed out with the lingers, the flexibility of the felt member 2O allowing of very careful operation. If desired, the member 2O may be moistened so as to facilitate the pressing process. The member -32 is so adjusted with respect to the body portion 38 of the tie so as to eliminate any chances of the outline of the body portion 38 showing through the silken covering when the tie is removed from the pressflhe member 30e-32 ishinged so as to allow of a ready doubling over of this member and its insertion into the tie press, providing a very compact apparatus which is easily transported and requires very small space, as in asuit-case orthe like.

It will be evident that herein is provided a tie press which is particularly efficient, readily operated, and requires very small space, whilev at the same time fullling the requirement-s of a device of this sort Very satisfactorily. v

We are aware that lmany changes may be made and'numerous details of construction varied throughout a wide range without de'- parting from the principles of this inven- VVe claim as our invention:

A tie press, including a base, a cover hingedly mounted on the base, and a strip of relatively soft material hingedly `mounted between the base and the cover, and hinged means for locking said cover in position with respect to the base and said soft material,

GUNNAR E. THELIN. KARL F. N ORRHAGEN.

tion, and we therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted hercon otherwise than 4as necessitated by the prior art. 

